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Much is said about the emergence of autonomous cars on our streets, but enclosed areas like ports, factories and corporate campuses may well be where they are put to work first. With this in mind, Volvo has just announced a new...

The Woodflow series is Australasia’s premier technology event run every two years. It provides insights into innovations and new tools being developed and employed by leading forestry, wood products and transport companies. W...

In the lead up to Woodflow 2018, we will be showcasing a number of our innovative event sponsors and partners. This week we feature BP, one of the largest fuel suppliers to the forestry sector worldwide. This is a competitive...

The ‘Augmented Intelligence’ team, comprising entrepreneurs and health clinicians from Canberra and Brisbane, has developed a smart steering wheel concept to curb truck driver fatigue. According to an Australian Broadcastin...

As part of the upcoming two-yearly tech update for forestry, wood harvesting and transport companies around Australasia, the very latest international and local developments around vehicle fleet operations, planning and safety ...

As with any industry, investment in new technologies often does not come cheap. Whether it is a new logging truck, better communication tools, or that brand new 3d measurement technology, equipment financing will likely play a ...

A key focus for this year’s WoodFlow 2018 event running in June is log measurement, scaling and tracking. It’s being a major issue for the forestry industry for a number of years. Technologies being trialed over the years t...

A key focus for this year’s WoodFlow 2018 event running in June is log measurement, scaling and tracking. Tasmania’s largest private forestry management company, Forico, has for a couple of years now been evaluating log mea...

As outlined in an earlier issue, Woodflow 2018 conference delegates this year now also have the opportunity of registering for two workshops the afternoon before the main conference runs, both in Melbourne (Tuesday 19 June) and...

Woodflow 2018 conference delegates this year now also have the opportunity of registering for two workshops the afternoon before the main conference runs, both in Melbourne (Tuesday 19 June) and in Rotorua (Monday 25 June). The...

One of the many buzzwords in technology is “blockchain” – the technology underpinning the bitcoin craze. While bitcoin is the flash of the moment, there’s growing excitement about how this concept can move beyond digita...

Electric trucks are having a moment in the spotlight, but they won’t replace diesel-powered trucks in big numbers until they overcome costs and other limitations. Tesla Inc. unveil a semitractor-trailer last week, its first f...

When McKinsey investigated containerization in 1967, they found that industry players would have to rethink everything. Is it time to rethink everything again? In 1967, the British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) commissioned McKi...

Tesla Inc.’s unveiling on 17 November of a new electric truck showed Elon Musk can match Steve Jobs’s ability to wow the tech crowd with a glimpse of the future. If he can equal the manufacturing prowess of Apple Inc.’s c...

The Woodflow series is Australasia’s premier technology event for forestry, wood products, transport and logistics companies. It’s run every two years by the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) in both New Zealan...

[Updated 5 Dec 2018] We are pleased to announce that WoodFlow 2018 will be taking place on 20-21 June 2018 in Melbourne, Australia and 26-27 June 2018 in Rotorua, New Zealand. WoodFlow 2018 is Australasia’s premier technology...

Early expressions of interest are being sought from presenters for next year’s Woodflow 2018 technology series. It’s being run in June next year in both New Zealand and Australia by the Forest Industry Engineering Associati...